Victor Kisis had chosen the right path for his men. For the needs of political propaganda, the Bulgarian government had rare generosity this time and had not treated them as refugees.
Instead, they received preferential treatment. Each person was issued a living allowance of five hundred lev, and only after half a month of short-term training in basic living knowledge were they dispersed and resettled.
This was already exceptionally favorable treatment. By usual practice, they would first be assigned to their local destinations and only then receive life training, with all those expenses deducted in installments from their future wages.
Their group had saved a considerable expense, and each person had an extra five hundred lev for living costs, enough to get them through the initial period of financial hardship.
Ordinary civilians were easy enough to settle, but arranging Victor Kisis's placement was somewhat troublesome.
First, he was a hero of Bulgaria. He had rendered outstanding service in Bulgaria's battles against the Ottoman Empire, but that identity could not be made public, so he could be given neither a title nor land.
Second, he had now led the Armenians to defect to Bulgaria as an entire people, and this identity was not easy to place either.
Giving him too high a position would not do, as it would damage his personal reputation; giving him too low a position would not do either, as that would violate Bulgaria's long-standing principle of fairness.
When his record was sent all the way to the cabinet, Konstantin discovered that this legendary man who had left the Ottoman Empire badly battered was actually a Bulgarian spy as well!
In the end, the cabinet made its decision. Victor Kisis had three possible destinations: 1, become a high-ranking official in a Bulgarian province; 2, serve as governor